Encore: Back to School Routines – Episode 222

If your children have recently gone back to school or your school year is about to begin, you’re probably going through some of the same things we’re going through. There are lots of emotions involved and new schedules to consider.  Some of us are redefining ourselves as we enter a new stage of motherhood.

Join Saren and April in this popular encore episode where they share their own “back to school” stories–along with plenty of practical tips for making the transition work for the whole family.

• We’ll talk about how to be present when our children are home (and how to get things done while they’re at school).

• We’ll share specific schedules we established in our own homes when we had preschoolers–and schedules we’ve established now with older children.

• And we’ll suggest questions you can ask yourself if you’re redefining who you are and how you want to spend your time.
  

Show Notes

Learning Circles (the program Saren shared where moms gather to learn and have fun every month)

Great further resources on back-to-school subjects:

Establishing School-Year Routines

Survival Tips for the Before and After School Hours

Three Questions to Ask at Back-to-School Night

The Best Way to Support Your Child in School

Is Your Child Struggling with School? 7 Simple Ways You Can Help

Back to School and Back to Basics

How Moms Can Go “Back to School” Too

Successful Homeschooling in a Nutshell

What Extracurricular Activities are Best?

Choosing the Right Preschool Option (podcast episode)

Choosing Extra-Curricular Activities (podcast episode)

What to Do Once the Kids are in School (podcast episode)

Organizing for School Success Kit (usually costs $27 but you can use promo code “SCHOOL” to get it for just $19)

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Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks

Audio editing by Christy Elder

 

About Saren Eyre Loosli

Saren adores her five energetic, adventurous, precocious children but doesn't totally adore the mess and busyness and bickering that that comes with them! She grew up all over the world, got her Bachelor's degree at Wellesley College and did her Masters in Education at Harvard University (these days, the diplomas on her wall mostly serve as visual aids when she's trying to convince her all-too-smart teenagers that she DOES know a thing or two!). She went on to design and implement enrichment programs for kids and training programs for teachers. But it was only after she finally found her Mr. Right, Jared, and had five children in five years, that her education and work experience began in earnest!

When she's not trying to answer five - or six - different needs and questions at once, she works on this website (she's Co-Director and Co-Founder of Power of Moms).

She currently lives in Ogden, Utah and loves reading, hiking, and biking with her family (or by herself when possible!). She often struggles with balance but finds joy in being involved in many things that are meaningful to her.